Winding implement



F. Ex TOWNSEND.

WINDING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 115031,1917. RENEWED FEB..16,1921.

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FREDERICK E. TOWNSEND, OF' NEW YORK, N, Y., ASSIGN'OR, BY DIRECT ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO DOUGLAS SPRAG-UE, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW

YORK, AND ONE-HALF TO JERSEY.

HENRY C. KARLSON, 0F HASBROUCK HEIGHTS,

WINDING ITJIPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921,

Application filed December `31, 1917, Serial No. 209,744. Renewed February/16, 1921. Serial No. 445,447.

To all wltomit may concern.'

Be it known that I, Fiinmimon E. TOWN- snNn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the county, city, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements i-n Winding Implements, of which the following `is a specification.

rl'his invention relates to devices employed for winding woolen and .other `yarns into balls of convenient size for knitting or kindred purposes.

@ne object of the invention `is to produce an improved implement of the character described, affording a simple means wherewith the yarn can be wound rapidly, evenly, and with uniform firmness throughout, `so that the ball formed thereby may retain its shape until it is all used, or nearly so, without unraveling or becoming tangled.

Another object is the production of'an implement of the type set forth vwhich shall leave both ends `of the yarn free as it is be,- ingformed into a ball, so aste permit the unwinding thereof either from `within .or from without, as may bedesired. s i

A further object is to provide a selfcontained implement ofthe class mentioned, the parts whereof may be stowed one into another whenever the implement `is not being used for winding.

Other object-sand advantages of the invention `will become apparent as `the specification proceeds.

lWith the aforesaid objects in view, the invention4 consists of the improvements, novel construction, arrangements and combinations of parts `hereinafter described, de-

Fig. IV is a bottom end view `of the main member of the implement;

Fig. V is a side view of the same member;

Fig. VI is a longitudinal section running along the cent-ral plane of the said member positionedfas in the preceding figure; and

Fig. VII is a side view of" an auxiliary member included in the implement.

Referring to the above mentioned views for a detailed description of the invention, the numerals l and 2 denote two members of which the implement is composed. These members are adapted to be put and held together in the shape of a cross, as appears in Figs. I, II and III. The main member l, previously referred to, constitutes the standard of the. cross, while the auxiliary member 2, also before alluded to, forms the arms thereof. The two members make up together the entire implement, in the empodiment of the invention herein exempliied.

Provision is made to attach the two said members, removably, one to the other, without nails or other fastenings. This is accomplished by boring a hole, as 3, across the upper portion of the main member, as illustrated in Figs. V and VI, and passing therethrough the auxiliary member 2, by a single sliding movement in the direction of its own axis, in a manner that is well understood. The hole 3, which constitute-s a socket, is made relatively small, to `insure a tight fit therein, and in order to provide for the ready insertion of the transverse member 2, the said hole is supplemented by incisions 4 and 5, extending on opposite sides thereof, 1ongitudinally of the upright member 1. The latter-.named member, which may be made of wood or other suitable material, has suiiicient resilience ordinarily first to admit and then to clasp the member 2 in the hole 3, and

maintains it there in a firm position, due to `the cooperation of the slits or incisions 4 .that the yarn can be quicklycaught and held therein, after the manner illustrated in Figs. I and II.

Whe'n not in use, the auxiliary member 2 may be placed inside the main member 1, as represented in Fig. V1, for which purpose the main member is formed with a chamber 7, extending axially thereof, from the notch 6 to apoint near the lower incision 4, previously mentioned. The slitted end of the main member may be capped or plugged over the outer extremity of the auxiliary member, if so desired, so that the two members will be 1xept safely one within the other.

In winding the yarn upon the implement, one end thereof is first inserted and st( yed in the notch 6 of the main member, as before stated. Thence the yarn is carried up and looped once around either arm of the auxiliary member, as indicated at B, Fig. 1. From the looped arm, the yarn is passed diagonally across the main member and over the opposite arm of the auxiliary member, as shown at C, afterwhich the yarn is brought again under the first-named arm, as at D. Then, a few turns of the yarn may be taken diagonally of the main member and alternately over and under the opposite arms of the auxiliary member to form one or more layers, as suggested in Fig. ll. By preference, the main member is revolved slowly as the winding continues, and the yarn crossed while so doing, in order to produce oppositely disposed layers, as at E, F, in the latter named figure. When the winding is completed,'the last end of the yarn is placed under an outside strand of the external layer, either E or F, as the case may be, and the ball of yarn can be removed as anentirety from the implement. This is effected, first by drawing out the auxiliary member 2; secondly, by unhitching the end A; and thirdly, by pulling out the main member. After the l two said members have been withdrawn, the

loose end A is pushed into the hole produced by the main member, from which place it can be retracted, and the whole of the yarn unwound in knitting, gradually as required.

While a certain preferred embodiment of this implement has been shown ,and described, it will Vbe understoodl that changes in the form, arrangements, sizes, proportions and details thereof may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as delined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, and claim 1. An implement of the character described, comprising a main member having a transversely disposed socket and one of its ends extended t0 serve as a handle portion` and an auxiliary member removably seated across said main member, by sliding it endwise through said socket the arrangement being such that after the yarn has been wound around the inner corners between the arms of the implement said auxiliary member may be detached from the main member while the ball of yarn formed over both members isl in place, whereafter the main member can be removed from the completed ball of yarn.

2. An implement of the character described, comprising a main member having a part thereof adapted for grasping by one hand when using the implement and being further provided with a transverse seat, and an auxiliary member removably engaging the seat in said main member, the intersecting portions of said members being designed to receive the yarn wound crisscross therearound by the other hand, said auxiliary member being completely separable from the main member by a single movement in the direction of its own axis while the yarn is in place on both members, whereafter the completed ball of yarn may be removed by sliding it off either end of the member first above named. p

3. A winding implement comprising a pair of members held together crosswise, the main member of said vpair constituting the standard of the cross and having a transverse opening, the other member of the pair being of smaller diameter and adapted to be passed through said opening thereby forming the arms of the cross, said implement in use being adapted t0 be grasped by its standard with one hand and the yarn wound in alternate diagonal layers over and under the arms thereof by the other hand, said smaller member being separable from said main member while the ball of yarn formed thereon is in place, whereby the latter may subsequently be removed endwise from the member last named.

4. A winding implement comprising a main member and an auxiliary member together forming a cross, one part of said main member being adapted for grasping by one hand when the implement is in use and yarn is wound diagonally over and under the arms thereof by the otherhand, the main member having a transverse opening Awith an incision extending therefrom, said auxiliary member being frictionally? held in said opening through co-action with its said incision so as to be readily separable from the main member while the ball of yarn formed thereon is in place, whereby the latter may be afterward slid off the end of the last mentioned member. l

5. A winding implement comprising a main member having a transverse opening and an auxiliary member passing removably through the latter, said members forming together a dismountable cross, said main member being adapted for grasping by one hand when the implement is lin use and yarn wound in diagonal layers over and under the arms thereof by the other hand, said auxiliary member being separable from the main member while a ball of yarn 'formed thereon is in place, whereby the ball may be afterward slid endwise off the last mentioned member, the latter being provided with a longitudinal recess extending from one end thereof in proximity to said transverse opening and adapted to house the auxiliary member when not in use.

6. An implement of the character described, comprising a main member including a part suitable for grasping by one hand when using the implement7 said main mem ber being provided with a seat spaced from said grasping part, an auxiliary member removably engaging said seat and extending on both sides of the main member in order to present opposed crotches adapted to receive the yarn wound thereover in'crossed directions by the other hand, the arrangement being such that said auxiliary member is first detachable from the main member and the latter is subsequently removable from the completed ball of yarn, and means formed nearone end of the main member wherein one terminal of the yarn may be stayed when commencing the winding, which terminal permits the unwinding of the ball of yarn from the interior thereof without unwinding its exterior.

FREDERICK E. TOWNSEND. 

